"Desperate Housewives" is joining the ranks of "Heroes," "90210" and "Grey's Anatomy" as a show with low or dropping ratings and in ... Show More »

"Desperate Housewives" is joining the ranks of "Heroes," "90210" and "Grey's Anatomy" as a show with low or dropping ratings and in need of a makeover. The goings-on of Wisteria Lane are just not what they used to be, so Zap2It is here to help, providing some tips and comments for the once-great show. We criticze because we love, "Desperate Housewives."

Stop making Katherine (Dana Delany) (who helped save the show two seasons ago) a raving lunatic. Her shenan... Show More »

Stop making Katherine (Dana Delany) (who helped save the show two seasons ago) a raving lunatic. Her shenanigans at Susan and Mike's wedding, her coming on to Mike the next episode ... it has got to stop. What a waste of a very gifted and interesting actress. The only way this crazypants behavior is okay is if Katherine is the one who choked Julie. If that's the case ... carry on. « Less

Stop retreading the Gabby-John relationship. We don't care how hot Jesse Metcalf is, it's tired. Gabby is supposed to have grown as a person, we don't want to see her regress to her cheating ways. It just really seems like the writers are marching out old storylines. John admiring Ana is an interesting perspective, but not if it's just a vehicle for Gabby's unresolved feelings. Turn that relationship into Carlos' problem, not Gabby's. « Less

4/13

Step 3: No more babies!:

Lynette and Tom are having kids again and we just can't wait to watch our favorite housewife revert back to the har... Show More »

Lynette and Tom are having kids again and we just can't wait to watch our favorite housewife revert back to the harried working mom. Couldn't we have gotten Lynette out of the house in her successful VP job and left Tom in school and developed drama around that? Why did they feel the need to introduce more babies? « Less

5/13

Step 4: More violence for Angie Bolen:

Drea de Matteo taking a baseball bat to a car was about the best thing that's happened so far this se... Show More »

Drea de Matteo taking a baseball bat to a car was about the best thing that's happened so far this season. De Matteo is best when she's playing tough, sinister and slightly scary. More of that, please. « Less

6/13

Step 5: Bring back the Susan/Julie relationship:

One of the best things about the early seasons of this show was Susan and Julie's relations... Show More »

One of the best things about the early seasons of this show was Susan and Julie's relationship. Since Julie went off to college last year and is now (apparently) still in a coma, that relationship has fallen by the wayside. We don't want our Julie Mayer in a small dose cameo with Steven Weber in tow. Find a reason to have her on the show more. Perhaps her recovery can be done at Susan and Mike's house. « Less

7/13

Step 6: Break up Bree and Orson:

This back-and-forth dysfunction has gone on long enough. Let Bree have Karl and get Orson together with Katherin... Show More »

This back-and-forth dysfunction has gone on long enough. Let Bree have Karl and get Orson together with Katherine. They can commiserate over being jilted by their lovers and that ought to create some nice tension around the catering business. « Less

8/13

Step 7: Bring back the poker game:

What happened to the ladies getting together like friends do? The episodes have been so disjointed lately. We ... Show More »

What happened to the ladies getting together like friends do? The episodes have been so disjointed lately. We want to see the housewives interacting like the tight-knit group of friends that they supposedly are. The first step is bringing back the weekly card game we saw so much of in the early seasons. « Less

9/13

Step 8: Open the closet:

What happened to Andrew and his new partner? Where are gay neighbors Bob and Lee? I know we briefly saw them this seas... Show More »

What happened to Andrew and his new partner? Where are gay neighbors Bob and Lee? I know we briefly saw them this season but I'd like to see them have an actual storyline. And you can never have too much sarcastic Andrew. He's a great foil for Bree and her business dealings, so let's get him back in the fold. « Less

10/13

Step 9: More crazy neighbors:

We love Mrs. McCluskey but she's just not enough. We've had Martha Huber, her sister Felicia Tilman, Caro... Show More »

We love Mrs. McCluskey but she's just not enough. We've had Martha Huber, her sister Felicia Tilman, Carolyn Bigsby plus the excellent retcon episode with Beau Bridges as Eli Scruggs. The housewives are great but what really makes the neighborhood rich and colorful are the supporting cast members. The Bolens don't count. They're tied into the mystery. We want kooky background characters. Drop in a few more of them please. « Less

11/13

Step 10: Resurrect Edie:

We miss Edie! Nobody is as good a foil for the housewives as Edie was. Nicolette Sheridan was outstanding in that role a... Show More »

We miss Edie! Nobody is as good a foil for the housewives as Edie was. Nicolette Sheridan was outstanding in that role and Wisteria Lane is less vibrant with her gone. We'll take Zombie Edie, we don't care. Just find a way to bring her back. « Less

12/13

Step 11: Kill off MJ:

MJ is the spitting image of Andrew from "Family Ties" and that kid ruined that show too. Kill MJ off! Okay, fine don't... Show More »

MJ is the spitting image of Andrew from "Family Ties" and that kid ruined that show too. Kill MJ off! Okay, fine don't KILL him. (Can't kill a kid, grumble grumble). But he is the worst child actor in the history of television and it is only accentuated because Gabby's kids are so awesome. So if you can't kill him, send him off to boarding school. Or have HIM be the one who strangled Julie. « Less

13/13

Step 12: Make Susan zany again:

We don't like Susan the mourning, self-righteous mother. We like the Susan who gets into all manner of half-... Show More »

We don't like Susan the mourning, self-righteous mother. We like the Susan who gets into all manner of half-dressed shenanigans and blurts out things that should probably stay inside her head. Susan the vigilante accuser is shrill and annoying. Susan the Wacky Hijinks Lady = awesome. « Less